Projeto glaucoma: resultados parciais 2000 na região de Piraquara - PR

Graves' orbitopathy: frequency of ocular hypertension and glaucoma

“…12 In the second, conducted on 1953 patients older than 40 years, 79 cases of glaucoma were detected (4.05%), with 73 being patients with primary open angle glaucoma and six (0.31%) having a diagnosis of secondary glaucoma or narrow angle glaucoma. 13 In the present study, there was a 3.74% prevalence of ocular hypertension and a 2.80% prevalence of glaucoma in patients with GO, values similar to those observed in the general population. Considering only the patients older than 40 years the prevalence was found to be higher than the other studies, except the one carried out by Sakata et al…”

Análise dos fatores de risco e epidemiologia em campanha de prevenção da cegueira pelo glaucoma em João Pessoa, Paraíba

“…Sakata et al (10) reported that the most frequent causes of blindness include cataract, senile macular degeneration, Gonçalves MR, Guedes MMR, Chaves MAPD, PereiraCCL, Otton R glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. The authors also state that the costs of preventing blindness due to these conditions are significantly lower than the costs of supporting a blind adult person.…”

Glaucoma de pressão normal

“…No Brasil ainda não temos dados populacionais suficientes para afirmarmos qual é a sua incidência e prevalência. Apenas um estudo aponta prevalência de 1,95% de glaucoma de pressão normal numa cidade do interior do Paraná (3) .…”